for now we are live in san rafael christien kafton. >>> time now 6:47.in italy after a cruise ship disaster aboard the costa concordia. they now have recovered a sixth body in this. the search for missing passengers is suspended because the seas are too rough. 16 people still not accounted for including two americans. the costa concordia rolled on its side on friday after it came too close to an island reef. >> people were lined up in the hallway with kids. people were crying and screaming. >> i was crying and terrified. >> the company that owns the costa concordia cruise ship admits the captain did not follow proper procedures. >>> here in the bay area there are several events honoring dr. martin luther king junior. one of them is the annual freedom train. they will leave the station at 9:30 this morning. it will stop in sunnyvale, palo alto before arriving in san francisco. >>> the day has also inspired a number of volunteer projects. some 200 doctors and nurses will volunteer at a san jose middle school painting buildings and restoring a garden. volun

a little cooler here this morning. 38 san rafael. 39 concord. and mid 30s santa rosa and also towards napa and low 40s especially toward hayward. jet stream staying to the north. it's a very stable pattern if it will get quieter for us. s ten-day outlook has high pressure parked on top of a very deep cold system in the great lakes. 50s and 60s for your temps today. 67 in san jose. 62 oakland. 64 san mateo. and 63 in antioch. more the same on tuesday or excuse me thursday then a little cooler on friday. then with your weekend in view it will be sunny side up and mild to warm. >> thank you. >>> it's a snow survey without much snow. how concerned should californians be now that the water level is the lowest in nearly a century? >>> and a jolt to coffee lovers. prices are headed higher. we'll tell you why. >>> good morning, if you are driving this morning and coming up through san rafael or coming down to nevada. it's a good drive to marin county. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather. >>> not as much fog this morning. it

for now we are live in san rafael. christian krafton. >>> another building was on fire in san francisco. your time is 4:34. this sunday the san francisco 49ers will host the nfc championship game for the first time in 14 years. this is after the giants upset the packers yesterday. giants quarterback eli manning threw three touchdown passes including this hail mary. nix came down with the ball for the 37-yard touchdown. green bay had only lost one game all season but turned the ball over four times yesterday and ended with a stunning 37-20 loss. it's a look at how our niners made it all the way to the nfc championship. it was a thrilling finish with a four lead change. pass to vernon davis feeled a 36-30 victory over the new orleans saints. tickets for sunday's nfc championship game will be going on sale this wednesday. presale for season ticketholders begin at 10:00 wednesday morning. at 1:00 seats will open to the general public. there is an order of four tickets per order. they will be sold through ticket master and t

we are on the san rafael side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. we came from richmond up to 80 and then things got foggy. you can see people kind of heading into that fog they hit their brakes because all of a sudden they can't see anything. the richmond, san rafael bridge. one of the bridges that are experiencing these kind of conditions. chp put out an advisory those areas always get socked in on fog. conditions are such you will want to slow down. you will take extra time and remember even though it feels clear, all of a sudden you will hit one of the pockets of fog and you will slow down. hard to see here. we are on the other side of the bridge. you k. see it through the fog. what we will do now is head up to the carquinez bridge. there is a fog advisory issued up there. we'll take a look at conditions and check back with you in a little bit. >>> our time now 5:01. homicide detectives are busy this morning investigating the first homicide of 2012. it happened last night on chattic avenue. noelle walker is there now. police are starting to wrap

she rose to the rank of captain before moving on to san rafael. after the ceremony chief bishop tells us when female officers were not common and faced a lot of adversity. >> some of them didn't act appropriately. it was more anonymous than anywhere else. you figure do your job and do it well. >> female police chiefs from hayward sausalito were also there. chief bishop officially takes over the 64 officer police force on monday. >>> a new facebook fight. the bay area city that feels bigger is not better when it comes to the social networking giant. >>> it is wrecking ball time in san bruno. why today's demolition is the end of an era. >>> we have the results of the iowa caucuses. the number shows something that has never happened before. >>> good morning, traffic is moving along pretty well passing mission boulevard heading south. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather. 3q um, miss ? you have hard water stains and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. you need lime-a-way. it's 4 times more effective at removing limescale than

but it is cold out there, san rafael down to 32, 35 redwood city and san jose 38. it might eject sunday and probably is will stay south and until then everything will stay to the north. the fog on that coast will temper a little bit. cold mornings, patchy and breezy to windy in the east bay hills. some mid-to upper 60s, lower 60s or 50s over to the west. it will be a nice day for many though. breezy and warm on friday, no issues for the 49ers game and cooler we will carry that into monday. >>> we have another spare the air alert and that means wood burning is banned and this is the 14th time since november 1 we had a spare the air alert. >>> a confrontation on a bus, find out about what happened with a passenger in southern california. >>> what are they planning to do after being fired amidst a bridge inspection scandal? >>> it looks good heading out to the high-rise, we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. . >>> mitt romney is about to make a campaign appearance, our cameras are there and this is live where the rallies are taking

tonight lack of clouds more 30s inland valleys mid to upper 30s 41 san rafael, 40 concord. 48 tomorrown francisco. yesterday's cold front sweeping quickly east moving in behind it, couple areas of high pressure dirty high pressure because they have high clouds overruning the top of them otherwise they will do their purpose in weather which is to keep us high and dry and steer everything again well up to the north how about seattle and portland getting much needed rain maybe will send some our way, seven day forecast, with the extra sunshine even though we start colder tomorrow, warmer in the low to mid 60s everywhere low 60s thursday more clouds upper 50s on friday and low to mid 60s dominate saturday, sunday and monday. have a great day here's sue with your traffic. >>> fog, any of the bay area bridges is a fact for for visibility widespread throughout most of the bridges. give yourself enough room and consider leaving a little early. travel times, 580 a little bit of slow traffic 80 to 101 towards the richmond-san rafael bridge. altamont still not a bad ride, highway 4, a little slow

firefighters are still watching out for hot spots for a fire in san rafael. it started last night at a 90- year-old residential building. christien kafton joins us live this morning. >> reporter: firefighters are still here on the scene. let's give you a look. it might be hard to see. we saw a firefighter walk down this alley a couple moments ago with a flashlight trying to look for a hot spot that has been here all night. we have watched as firefighters have went back and forth spraying water on the hot spot. we arrived shortly before 4:00. i had a chance to walk through this building myself and see some of the damage up close. the fire started at 7:30 last night. it started in the back upper unit. quickly engulfed the whole building. in my tour i saw the back area imparticular a deck where the fire may have started. i saw extensive charring inside that building at this point it appears the fire traveled through the roof and engulfed the whole building. crews have been on scene putting water on the hot spot throughout the morning. >> there have been no injur

we have high winds on both bridges that would be the san mateo bridge and richmond san rafael bridge this morning as a matter of fact, all bridges take extra caution, if you can. issue in monterey county southbound 101 closed do to a jacknifed big rig between 198 to lockwood swan lucas road. -- lockwood, san lieu road. toll plaza light, extra caution due to high winds around the bay area bridges metering lights off traffic light on the upper deck. >>> it is 4:41 now. >>> congresswoman gabby giffords decides to say good-bye to congress. next, the final act she will perform today after resigning her seat. >>> stunned and silent. how a college campus is remembering coaching legend joe paterno. cta >>> good morning. 4:43 on the abc7 morning news. you can see the red and gold for the 9ers who pulled up a little short of making it to super bowl yesterday. we also may see a little rain out there. mike will tell us when it is going to leave, coming up. >>> i think the rain suits people's moods. >> arizona congresswoman giffords plans to finish a political event disrupted by gunfire a year ag

still tracking hot spot san rafael southbound 101 at lincoln avenue, left lane blocked looks like thew truck is on scene that should be cleared shortly. accident in san francisco southbound 101 at third street that off-ramp still blocked. for the latest traffic go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> it is now 5:20. >>> next, the uc schools still considered bargains even though tuition keeps going up. >>> testing the 49er faithful. how much it may cost to buy tickets to the sold-out playoff game. >>> when you think of the world's most amazing bridges you obviously think of the golden gate bridge, right? one publication doesn't think so. the latest rise was about four years ago. and that's "america's money." i'm paula faris. erererererererer >>> good morning. beautiful shot of the bay bridge eastern span old and new work on the suspension tower continues. hopefully coming to completion soon. right now traffic moving fine on the bridge. there are problems that jacqueline is tracking. mass transit your big problem with the bart delay. all that coming up. >>> it is now 5:24. it took minutes for t

san rafael, taillights headed in the southbound direction, a little foggy.e no fog, that's a good commute. abc7news.com/traffic if you are headed out that's a good resource for you. >>> 4:55. a pair of unmanned nasa spacecrafts spent their first full day together on the moon today. nasa says the spacecraft named grail a and b landed saturday and sunday. this animation is provided by fast . it took the spacecrafts 3 1/2 months to get to the moon, longer than the direct three-day flight by apollo astronauts. nasa says the mission will be devoted to studying lunar gravity. they hope to learn more about how the moon was formed and what is below the surface. >>> one of the squirrel monkeys at the san francisco zoo is expected to return banana sam is the 17-year-old monkey stolen thursday night. crews are just finishing repairs following the they have. he was found saturday evening by a man who says he spotted a monkey, coaxed him into his backpack and call police. >>> it is 4:56 now. the teen girl at the center of a fan assault investigation involving the sharks

mid-60s around san rafael and 69 in santa rosa. into the south bay. and mild. 67 expected morgan hill and we are looking at 65. along the peninsula there. san mateo. and the extended forecast. temperatures tomorrow morning am a lot cooler without the wind. we will be sitting there freezing. and below freezing. it is still cooler above average the the big drop off and mostly cloudy skies. and little bit of improvement. le and into thursday. >> partly cloudy conditions expected for the second half of the welcome work week. >> back to you. >> just two days away. we will go to ken pritchett in the bay area. 3q there she is ! hey, i got a leak ! yoo hoo ! wait a minute, come back ! um, miss ? up here! right. like 85% of us, you have hard water stains and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. truth is, you need something powerful. you need lime-a-way. it's 4 times more effective at removing limescale than the leading bathroom cleaner. because lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water stains. for lime, calcium and rust... lime-a-way is a must. . >>

and in livermore san rafael has 48 but napa airport says 41 degrees.have three systems of rain and they are gone and the next hint will be tuesday and wednesday and it does not look that strong. we just head a few high clouds and after that temperatures start to warm up as we go through a dry pattern. 50s and 60s san rafael 64, berkeley at 60, a little warmer here now. discuss mid-60s. sap hose, livermore valley all on the mid-60s. tomorrow looks to be warmer and a northeast breeze kicks in friday into saturday. that is good rule, but it is basically sunny and mild. >>> time now 3:40. now we know why he was congratulating him just before the state of the union address. >>> plus actress demi moore is rushed to the hospital, what her publicist is saying this morning. >>> good morning 101, southbound looks good approaching the 880 split, we will have more coming into the city. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower chole

this looks like a picture of the richmond san rafael bridge and that traffic is also looking good. now let's go back to the desk. >>> overnight we learned just eight votes decided the winner of the iowa republican caucuses. mitt romney narrowly beat santorum. romney got 30,015 votes. santorum 30,007. ron paul comes in at 21%. gingrich at 13%. perry 10%. and bachmann 5%. >> thank you so much iowa. [ cheering and applause ] >> coming up at 5:15 what rick santorum's last minute serge means for the republican race head into the new hampshire primary and the big endorsement mitt romney's campaign will get today. >>> back here in the bay area happening right now san francisco police are staking out a cliff on telegraph hill where a burglar suspect is believed to be hiding. ktvu tara moriarty joins us now

the san rafael quarantine may be lifted today. >>> new this morning an earthquake near clearlake. the u.s. geological survey just revised magnitude down to 3.8. originally they said it was 3.9. there are no reports damage or injuries from the quake that hit at 4:11 near the southeast end of clearlake. >>> a little traffic and weather. we kick it off with traffic first. >>> bay bridge toll plaza we are starting to see a backup in the cash lanes but no metering lights. fastrak looking good. sluggish up the incline no delays across the upper deck into san francisco. construction in effect on the lower deck of the bay bridge. antioch westbound 4 at willow pass just got word of an accident, two cars involved. no word yet if any lanes are blocked but chp is headed out to the scene. slow through antioch westbound as you work your way around somersville. better in pittsburg and no delays once you hit 80. altamont pass starting to stack up. seeing a few extra cars out there with a little bit more slowing as you work your way westbound from the altamont pass over to 680. we'll check mass tr

and very windy on the richmond san rafael. very windy across the span. no delays out of marin county along 101 into san francisco. and also some flooding reported south 680, as you connect over to 580. and also if you work your way westbound 580, at redwood, would he have reports of an accident, over to the right shoulder. and other trouble spots. westbound highway 4. slow and go. eastbound dealing with flooding, somberville, northbound 101, an accident reported. there and flooding reported northbound 280 at geneva avenue. mostly affecting the off-ramps. slick surfaces this morning. when you get in the car, check in with the radio partners kcbs 740 and 106.9 f.m. that's your time saver traffic. back to you. >>> 5:47 on monday. congress woman gabrielle giffords will be in tucson to finish a meet and greet interrupted by gunfire last year. and the announcement came as she revealed plans to resign from congress. >> i have more work to do on my recovery. so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> giffords is on the move though, tonight,

looks like 55 in san rafael. and 55 in san francisco. and so wet and windy start, that's the name of the game at least for the beginning of this morning. you can see the low, it is sit there and slowly move to the southeast bringing high pressure and dry weather for the rest of the week. we will talk more about that coming up. in the meantime, look at your highs for today. mid to upper 50s. 56 in san rafael. 56 in vallejo. 58 in concord. a quick look at the next couple of days. again, rain and wind to start you off with. we could see a few lingering sprinkles this afternoon. and then check out tuesday and wednesday, through the rest of the week, staying dry and mild. and some of those temperatures, and some of the inland valleys, above average for this time of the year. we just have to get through the wet stuff now. with more on your roadways let's go to giano with a look at traffic. >> the wet and windy start will cause problems on the freeways. a wind advisory for the san mateo bridge this morning. extra caution as you work your way ac

north bay 101 in san rafael, looking clear as you head southbound. ike was mentioning some of that thick fog in parts of the north bay. next, san mateo bridge, traffic fine in both directions, westbound on the right looking good out of hayward. also show you the south bay and no problems at the 101 and 880 interchange in san jose. get traffic when you need it by going to abc7news.com/ traffic. >>> 5:22. >> europe's most active volcano roars back to life, spewing lava and volcanic ash into the sky. >>> why you may want to avoid driving the next time you catch a cold. have a great weekend. i'm paul s.ts one [ dentist ] people refer to jill as "that woman with the great smile." i refer to her as "that woman with the great gums." as jill's dentist, i know that her gums are a foundation of a healthy smile. jill knows that, too -- so she uses crest pro-health clinical gum protection toothpaste. it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. and it protects these other ar

chief bishop taking over here in san rafael next week.ive in san rafael. >>> a woman from san martinez has been sentenced to here in jail and five years of probation for stealing a car with a 1 -month-old baby inside. maribel mejia turned herself in after stealing the car. police found the car and the baby unharmed several hours later. mejia has pled not guilty to charges. two other felony charges including kidnapping were dismissed. >>> in san bruno five vehicles have recently been hit by thieves who made off with the catalytic converters. the thefts all happened last night. one neighbor said he had taken precautions because of what had happened in the past. >> i heard they were stealing them all over the place a couple of years ago. i thought, i don't want mine stolen, so i thought i would have it engraved. i even put stolen from and my number. >> those catalytic converters contain expensive metals that are sold. >>> supporters say the project will create jobs. critics of the half billion dollars project say the current shuttle to the a

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fog an issue in oakland. 53 degrees there. 54 in san francisco. 55 san rafael.onditions into the afternoon. sun breaks, fairfield 56 degrees. extended forecast, cool and cloudy tomorrow. wednesday, still see cloud cover. temperatures warming a little. and into the weekend, mid-60s. >>> not often a presidential home goes up for sale. president ford's home in southern california is now on the market and the purchase comes with some of his furnishing. kron 4's grant lodes takes us on a tour. >> reporter: a never before scene look. the home is now for sale. it has plenty of amenities. >> i love the floor plan. guest room is on the other side. i love the way it is decorated. >> reporter: located on a golf course. hole 13. the price, $1.7 million. >> 5 bedrooms. plus a sitting room for the staff. six bath rooms. >> reporter: spa bath tubs and a presidential phone with a official seal. outdoors. the pool. >> i love the pool. heat is on the pool. he did swim twice a day. he was always protected so top security was a must. >> in the mild of the night, she would get up, t

it's backed up the traffic slowing the ride on 580 westbound coming from the richmond-san rafael bridge 80. better news for san francisco where we had a stall here southbound on 101 at the james lick freeway. that's been cleared. traffic fairly quickly now returning to normal on the inbound central freeway. >>> in national news now, it has been one year since that deadly shooting in arizona that killed six people and wounded 13, including congresswoman gabby giffords. bells rang out to mark the occasion yesterday when it happened a year ago yesterday. about 30 people gathered in the grocery store parking lot where that shooting happened. and on saturday giffords and her husband, former astronaut mark kelly visited the scene of the shooting and also the hospital that treated her. >> giffords took the stage at a candlelight vigil at the university of arizona in honor of the victims and survivors. the democratic congresswoman stepped on stage to cheers from the crowd. she also led the crowd in the pledge of allegiance. >>> mark, i'm following health headlines this morning. a new study clai

for today, let's enjoy the dry weather. 64 santa rosa. 62 expected san rafael. 63 in oakland. 0s san francisco. south bay locations another nice day, mid-60s for areas right around san jose, mid-60s los gatos. 68 the forecasted high for santa cruz. the extended forecast, notice a cooldown for tomorrow. and the breezy conditions expected to come with it. monday partly cloudy skies, just as cool. we struggle from there. we're not going to see the 60s any longer, and come wednesday we've got rain in the forecast. back to you. >>> a new development this morning the search for possible serial killer targeting the homeless in southern california. what police are now saying about a suspect in custody. plus, legal trouble for walgreens. were a southern california company is suing the nation's largest drugstore chain. but first we want to give you a live look outside. here's traffic at the bay bridge incline where it's moving smoothly but it is picking up at this hour. it is chilly. reports of ice on the roadway in santa rosa so keep an eye out this morning. we'll be right back. dad, ai

we have dense fog in the north bay valleys into napa and also parts of san rafael, you're seeing flog as well so watch out for that early on this morning, fog in san rafael. 36 and fog in santa rosa. 46 in san francisco. 39 in livermore and 41 in oakland. this afternoon it will still be pleasant. temperatures still running well above the average for this time of the year, about 64 degrees in san jose. 64 in livermore. and about 65 degrees in santa rosa. but the temperatures are going to start to come down as we'll see more of a sea breeze for today and probably the next couple of days we'll watch these temperatures coming down at least a couple degrees through friday. toward the weekend we'll see that offshore wind blowing, may get breezy over the mountaintops on saturday and sunday. staying nice and dry still for the next five to seven days. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's 4:40 now. helping slash san jose's big budget deficit. the sacrifice city leaders could soon be making. >>> good news for procrastinators. the new day to file your taxes. >>> there is no reason for [ indiscerni

well this is where it gets crowded no major trouble that stall will probably clear quickly. 101 san rafaelbound past lucas valley to the golden gate bridge not seeing trouble north bay also fine in the south bay 280 and 17 interchange in san jose headlights northbound making their way towards cupertino. i want to take you to the waze traffic maps, this is where we see slowing. i can show you how slow it is for folks heading out of tracy the bubbles are commuters who have turned on in free traffic app, they are sharing their speeds. 40 miles an hour through tracy then slows to around 34, 40 miles an hour through the altamont pass there's a crash westbound 580 at greenville already in the center divide so it is not slowing things down. here's the cool thing, because we have drivers heading -- it is already slow there and on isabel that is great information. we have now traffic information down to the street level, which is available to you by going to our website, it is free, abc7news.com/waze. download the application to our iphone or smartphone and join our community become a traffic spott

chief bishop taking over here in san rafael next week. we're live in san rafael. >>> a woman from san martinez has been sentenced to here in jail and five years of probation for stealing a car with a 1 -month-old baby inside. maribel mejia turned herself in after stealing the car. police found the car and the baby unharmed several hours later. mejia has pled not guilty to charges. two other felony charges including kidnapping were dismissed. >>> in san bruno five vehicles have recently been hit by thieves who made off with the catalytic converters. the thefts all happened last night. one neighbor said he had taken precautions because of what had happened in the past. >> i heard they were stealing them all over the place a couple of years ago. i thought, i don't want mine stolen, so i thought i would have it engraved. i even put stolen from and my number. >> those catalytic converters contain expensive metals that are sold. >>> supporters say the project will create jobs. critics of the half billion dollars project say the current shuttle

live look at san rafael heading from lucas valley road towards the civic center on to central san rafael little company, headlights moving southbound pretty much at the limit. highway 24 from the vollmer camera, headlights snaking through on the bottom headed towards the caldecott tunnel no reports of problems just a nice clear shot before the rain hits later today. our new waze app, i wanted to share this a community-based traffic app real-time information provided by your fellow drivers. you can see highway 4, traffic spotter joined just 13 days ago we encourage you to join be careful on the roads. slow highway 4 just updated from pittsburg towards antioch you can join our exclusive news traffic spotter network download waze it is free abc7news.com/waze for more information. >>> 5:55. >>> bad news if you are hoping to score wings for this year's super bowl. plus, big news at kodak. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> good morning the company that invented film and introduced the one dollar brownie camera more than a century ago has filed for bankruptcy kodak fil

you can see 45 in san rafael, 46 in san francisco, and those temperatures are not going to climb by much here in the next few hours. so we'll have much more on your temperatures plus, yes, we are talking rain by the middle through the end of this week. we'll tell you all about that coming up. frank, back to you. >> you're full of good news. okay. elizabeth, thanks. >>> today toll bridge officials provided details on their plan to close the bay bridge for several days of the month. all westbound lanes will be closed during the presidents' day weekend. the closure will run from friday evening until early tuesday morning and during that time, crews will install a detour near the toll plaza on the oakland side. >>> we have to slide traffic over a little to the south so that we can have enough room to put a construction crew in between the new bridge that we're building and the bridge that traffic is running on now. and the work that they're going to do is going to allow us to open the entire bridge at once in 2013 about six months ahead of our previous schedule. >> closure next month will be

ktvu's eric rasmussen is in san rafael to show us what they brought back from mexico. >> reporter: ken, there are certainly stray dogs in the bay area, but one rescue group says it's nothing like what it sneeze juarez, mexico and tonight eleven dogs that almost certainly faced death are getting a new chance at life right here. this is the end of a 1200-mile journey for christy canalblor and eleven new four- legged friends. each dog comes straight from the streets of juarez, mexico. >> it's been a long trip? camblor says her group, compassion without border has made their trip to juarez 100 timessed. in a city where an ongoing drug war has led to 10,000 murders in one year, animals might have it worse. >> he was found covered in motor oil and in mexico they believe motor oil kills ticks. >> reporter: this backyard in san rafael was the dog's first taste of the suv and bay area. all of these dogs, including little samuel here will now go to other rescue groups, but organizers say they will have no trouble finding new homes. and camblor, who is also a vet with the sonoma humane society is

, san rafael bridge traffic looking good. >>> good morning.ow traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza getting a little busier. it's not quite full strength. we are getting a slow down before you get on to the bridge. now let's go back to the desk. >>> time now 6:25. florida farmers scrambling trying to save their crops after bitter cold snap. now the freeze came on the heals of summer like weather down there. even minor damage to the crops could add up to major financial losses all over florida. but the cold is not expected to last too long and many of the growers say they are optimistic their crops can be saved. >>> a high surf advisory is in effect throughout california. that means larger than average waves and pretty dangerous rip currents over the last couple of days. as we have been telling you the organizers of the maverick surf contest they opened a three month window because of the big waves. life guards all over the state are telling you amateur surfers and average beach goers be careful. >>> thanks to a new state grant south bay kids wi

north bay tells a similar story, 59 in kentfield and san rafael and 59 the forecasted high across the bay in oakland. so check the temperatures and the forecast for the next several days, no rain in sight. over the next seven days, high pressure is the name of the game. check out friday, saturday, temperatures could get above average reaching the upper 60s by saturday under mostly sunny skies. maybe night around morning fog, tule fog could be an issue. we'll tell you about that coming up. that's your weather. >> thank you. >>> we're following some developing news out of san francisco this morning. police now investigating a sexual assault of a teenager near fisherman's wharf early this morning. police say they got a call about a missing 15-year-old and when they responded, they found a sexual assault was taking place. a male suspect was then taken into custody. we have a crew on its way to the scene and we'll bring you the very latest as soon as they arrive. >>> san jose voters may be asked in november to set a higher minimum wage. the "mercury news" reports that some san jose state u

carquinez bridge, benicia bridge, richmond/san rafael bridge, no delays, no wind advisories and we had an earlier one for the san mateo bridge but that's also been lifted. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. also a nice ride as you work your way into san francisco. and the san mateo bridge quiet in both directions. 13 minutes to go between 880 and 101. 880 itself we're seeing our cameras shake around a bit so windy conditions here, as well. but no major delays or accidents northbound. still about a 15-minute ride to go from 238 to the maze. no delays southbound towards the 92 connector or into hayward. still good on the altamont pass. typically we see delays at this time but very quiet. no delays as well between 880 and 237 in the south bay. new accident san tomas expressway. more details on that in a few minutes. first, a live look at 101 through san jose. you can see very quiet. extra cars but overall nice in and out of downtown san jose. that's traffic. here's elizabeth with your weather. >> thank you, gianna. yeah, easy breezy on the roads an breezy in the weather, as wel

sonoma county airports 31, santa rosa -- san rafael 33 and san jose 39.temperatures and sunny breezy, a cold morning, any changes? maybe next week, more on that coming up on mornings on 2. low 60s to mid-60s top to bottom and we will have 66 in san jose. redwood city mountain view, loss at toes, 65 and 66. lots of sunshine with your weekend in view, nice during the day. >> thank you steve. >>> well google wants it's search function to be there for each of its users. this week they are rolling out which means different people will see different search results. the difference will be based on photos posted on its google plus network and they will start highlighting from the picasso online photo service. it makes the search more important and some complain it is an invasion of privacy. >>> teenagers are finding it increasingly difficult to get jobs and they are held down by older people who need the paycheck. the paycheck between 16 and 19 is a whopping 2 5% and that's up 10% from ten years ago. they say people who done learn workplace skills -- don't learn

this was the scene and san rafael this afternoon. kate tausan is live in the north bay with the latest. >>vicki: our dry spell is most definitely over. we are here at the golden gate bridge, traffic is moving on smoothly. we can show you video from the evening commute. this was near the richmond san rafael bridge. there were all wet roads in the slow-moving traffic. the rain came down for several hours pretty hard. people have been taking it easy and making their way very slowly as they committed to date. back out here live, it is not commute time, attracted is moving along quite nicely but people still have their windshield wipers on a because of the mist that you get flying off of highway as you're driving. commuters are getting a taste of what is in store for tomorrow as another storm is about to hit in the afternoon. >>catherine: alejandra cerball is in the east bay with more coverage. >>alejandra: it is raining out here. traffic is moving along quite nicely. there is a bit of a tough commute across the bay bridge. this is relate

low 30s here, santa rosa, san rafael not far away. 38 oakland and there is a lot of 30s and that tells you it is cold. one little system in nevada, it gives us an east shore push. the jetstream stays to the north sunny and warm, breezy to windy mainly in the east bay hills and very stable pattern, once we get going days are going longer to a few upper 60s, a little cooler by the cost just because there is more fog as well. and in san francisco we were 60 yesterday and today we are 62. >>> it marks the devastating anniversary of the earthquake, why for some it has not improved much from two years ago. >>> and an accused serial killer, the disturbing personal item recovered from his homecoming up. >>> and the commute looks good on 101, coming up, we will tell you more about the morning commute. pping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high spe

at all these 20s, palo alto, fremont below freezing tonight san jose at freezing in oakland and san rafael below freezing richmond all inland valleys in the 20s, 38 san francisco tonight. killing freeze along the bay shore, santa clara valley, east bay and north bay valleys from 11:00 tonight until 8:00 tomorrow morning. coldest temperature could be 22 in santa rosa. also hard freeze possible around monterey bay into the salinas valley. 7:00 wednesday morning all is quiet. by 5:00 wednesday afternoon, into the evening you can see the rain moving into the north bay and it moves south from there bringing rain and windy conditions thursday, friday. second storm saturday, sunday when we get the dumping of snow in the sierra. >>> traffic still holiday light. here's i-80 in berkeley westbound for head lights. camera bouncing around a bit because there's -- here's gusty winds as mike showed you. there's a wind advisory for the bay bridge at the toll no delays. also wind advisory for the san mateo bridge. quiet across the golden gate bridge this morning. a couple injury accidents one i told you we

as you head across the north bay, 61 as look. 59 and san rafael in san francisco. here is your 7 day around the bay. a lot of sunshine the temperatures warming a little bit as we head into thursday and friday. the ins will mellow out as we head into the mlk weekend. there is a three day weekend coming up into the weather looks pretty nice. >>mark: we are following a developing story out of kensington, a water main break. hundreds of people are without water this morning. >>jackie: that is right. east bay mud officials far inside of the hole where that 6 in. water main broke tests it all happened around midnight or slightly after. a 6 in. water main burst and left water cascading down the hillside. over 200 customers or without service officials are out here attempting to get this mess cleaned up. faugh at least five homes sustained significant water damage. i spoke with one witness who saw the water. >> there was a massive amount of water. it came around and was just gushing. people were starting to get flooded. there was so much water. >> the latest number that we

inland valleys, fremont, palo alto through the south bay into santa cruz low to mid 40s around san rafael richmond, oakland, san mateo, half moon bay and san francisco. two dominant areas of high pressure with a weakening front sandwiched between it can go north of us high pressure or to the west in the -- and south it is going to do that split in half one area developing over the coast farther to the west than what the models were predicted yesterday we were hanging on to that one mile and said we may get light rain near us, it didn't happen, sprinkles at best today. once we pass this system expect sunshine to return and warmer temperatures lower to mid 60s through the holiday weekend. >>> good morning. back to highway 24 things are getting jammed westbound approaching -- look at these headlights, stacking up right now because of this injury accident overturned crash blocking three lanes. we saw emergency crews arrive at the scene. it is just stacking traffic up. once you get past it this traffic is flowing well towards the caldecott tunnel. drive time so you know what to peck right now

the north bay this front is not going to make it to the bay but will bring stubborn clouds from san rafael to santa rosa, 65 in san jose, middle 60s watsonville, a look ahead, dry, sunnier and warmer through the weekend. here's sue hall with our traffic. >>> good morning. just about 4:40. pretty light on the roads, we like it like that. overnight roadwork avoid this area if you can, no specific slowing you will not get on and off at high street north and southbound 880 due to construction, should be reopening about 5:00. live shot at walnut creek 680 light towards 24, taillights southbound. both directions roadwork between al costa and -- farther south through the san ramon valley. tl at the bay bridge -- toll at the bay bridge, metering lights off. jut a few cars heading into san francisco through ti into san francisco with no delays. >>> our time is 4:34 41. >> gentleman next the incentive -- police are offering for help in finding the suspect in the city's first murder of the year. >>> byob, big changes coming to the east bay as another county says good-bye to plastic bags. >>> battle o

we'll head to the northbound, southbound 101 through san rafael.s where the earlier accident has been moved to the shoulder. we have slowing north of the san rafael bridge as you pass the scene of the accident, maybe a distraction with flashing lights. golden gate bridge, a smooth drive to the city. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> we have breaking news to tell you about this morning where there is a manhunt under way in san jose. police tell us a suspect ran away from police after officers tried to pull over a car near moore park and saratoga avenues. so far no word on any road closures. police are not saying why that man decided to run. we're gathering more information for you. we'll certainly keep you updated throughout the morning. >>> it's 5:47 right now. put the emergency brakes on california's high-speed bullet train. that is the advice from a panel of transportation and financial experts looking into the project's chance for success. the group is not happy with the plan to spend all of the $6 billion available on a sma

we are expecting valley fog keeping temperatures mild, kind of what we saw last night. 41 san rafael, 39 vallejo, 39 degrees in concord. so once again, looking out over the next several days, we are staying dry. that's our biggest change from the past few days. so looks like partly cloudy skies today, temperatures mostly in the upper 50s to low 60s and then yes, we are getting above average so it looks like -- [overlapping speakers] >> never been here before. >> where are we? we are going to see mostly sunny skies by this weekend and those highs could climb into the upper 60s inland. >> it's like weather school. [ laughter ] >> yes. call me the teacher. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> i don't know about that. [ laughter ] >>> thank you. it's all good. we like the tips. thanks, guys. >>> oakland international airport has expanded service through allegiance airlines. they are adding 7 new nonstop destinations through oakland. it means an extra 60 jobs for the oakland airport. add. >>> later this week, a yoga room will open in terminal 2 in san francisco international airport. so after passenge

live shot of 101 san rafael headlights southbound.oadwork scheduled in novato on 101 southbound until 5:00, another eight minutes. northbound direction it may still be out there blocking a lane or so until 6:00. if you are heading southbound into san francisco looking great, just about the time where the bridge crews change the lane configurations so by 5:00 we should see four lanes southbound on the golden gate bridge for the morning commute. we'll check out 101 on the way into south bay san jose 880 interchange, no problems northbound out of gilroy up the peninsula. i want to take you to the waze traffic maps to show what is going on. the little bubbles are other commuters who have turned on this free traffic app. they are sharing their speeds with you. you notice nothing reported, nothing slow. we going to zoom in on this abc7 traffic spotter he's moving along going well over 40 miles an hour. what is great about this traffic application is that it will give you traffic information down to the street level, the more folks that join

we're also looking at the east shore freeway, that's cleared up off the richmond/san rafael bridge. we have at golden gate field, the exclamation point the bay bridge. a wind advisory. also for the san mateo bridge. watch all of the bay area bridges, gusty winds, could be a major issue on your drive. on the peninsula, southbound 280 at page mill road, an earlier accident. sounds like one lane is blocked. we had slowing on the southbound side which has just cleared over the last few seconds. watch it along 101 and 28 between san francisco and the south bay. the wet roadway conditions and very slick on and off ramps. the south bay looking pretty good. we have slow spots for 17 and 3 2 237. this we do know, there is a lane blocked southbound 17 at bear creek road that's going to be an issue toward the summit out of los gatos. we'll watch a lot of stuff popping up. be careful and watch for spin-outs. >> thank you, mike. you might notice airline tickets looking more expensive. but there is good news as well. the new rules for airlines that should make budgeting for your next trip a little

.° la mañana la máxima, en toda el área, como vemos, 62° para san rafael. >>> en el condado de marinaos preparadores aprovecharon para recordar y cumplir con esta obligación. [♪]. [información en pantalla] >>> se trata del primer año consecutivo con bajos ingresos >>> usted puede informarse a las 6 de la mañana, y desde luego, bueno, les recordamos que puede visitar nuestra página univisión enlazarnos con facebook y seguirnos de esta manera terminamos noticias univisión 14. como siempre, gracias por su compañía, después de una breve pausa comercial, estarán con usted gustavo ortiz y rené nava con acción deportiva extra, gracias, buenas noches y que tenga un excelente principio de semana, hasta mañana. [♪].

of course with the coal temperatures look out for black ice. 101 san rafael headlights moving southboundtill looks great no accidents north bay. 680 walnut creek flowing well, north main exit as you head southbound towards highway 24. also, checking out a live shot in san jose, no problems, very light for headlights moving northbound out of downtown area and towards kind coup. i want to take you -- towards cupertino. i want to take you to the waze traffic maps yesterday we had a problem north 101 through morgan hill. we were able to find drivers on monterey road they were moving along nicely. the drivers are those bubbles we have a traffic spotter member who just joined 10 days ago. south bay no problems. find out more about this application by going to abc7news.com/waze. download the free traffic app to your iphone, android or blackberry. >>> 4:40. >> the race is on to grab tickets for sunday's 49ers nfc championship playoff game. >> it is a definite go i'll take those tickets. >> what you need to know to get yours and how you may be able to get prime tickets that come with field passes

a live look from san rafael.lear and cool condition to start your day. >>> in this morning's news of the world, japan says it will soon require all nuclear reactors to shut down after 40 years of service. the new rule comes after the meltdown at the fukashima daiichi plant last year after the earthquake and tsunami that. plant went into service become in 1967. right now there are 54 nuclear reactors in japan and several of them are set to hit the 40- year mark in the coming years. japan does not currently have a limit on how long reactors can be in operation. >>> 800 people in the netherlands are being evacuated because of flooding concerns. officials say high-rising waters caused by heavy rainfall could breach a critical dike. they say the dike is along a major can pal could give way and destroy hundreds of acres. residents have pitched in to help officials pile sandbags in an effort to strengthen that dike. >>> and in egypt, coptic christians are mark is christmas today. several officials attended a service thi

high-rise and also at the bay bridge toll plaza, there are no major problems this morning on the san rafael bridge in and out of richmond county, let's go back to dave and pam. >>> a one day strike involving thousands of keizer workers, here is a look at what patients will see at keizer today, lorraine? >> reporter: well we just spoke with a keizer representative and they tell us they have beefed up security and you can see a lot of barricades around the hospital as well as many new security guards around the facility. the last time national healthcare workers organized a strike, some patients had a difficult time getting in and out in a timely manner. mostly mental health and eye care professionals say the walkout is about getting better care through better staffing. the cough of its response to the strike could be used for patients and employees. >> it cost us $14 million for that up with day of work stoppage and we are anticipating this will be as much if not more to the particular work stoppage today. >> reporter: they will be joined by thousands of nurses from the california nurses ass

but we're tracking isolated showers, after picking up nearly an inch in san rafael. san francisco, 0.08. as you head south, the totals became uite a bit less. we're looking at showers in the north bay, across theca golden gate bridge, in san francisco, into san bruno. right at san francisco internationaairport. in the east baio it's dry right now. we can't rule out a few isolated showers. and the same for the south bay. let's take you up to lake tahoe. pretty good in afternoon. chain requirements in effect. winter storm warnings. we'll have more on the totals in the sierras coming up. and our storm system, what you can expect when the wind arrives. and what it's going to mean for the upcoming weekend and the big 49ers game. we have your forecast in a few minutes. >>> we have some developing news we're following. a state of emergency near reno, tonight, where a wildfire, fueled by heavy winds has now destroyed 20 homes. new information. we're learning there's one death related to this fire. reno's fire chief gave a briefing a short while ago and says he doesn't know ho

looks like mainly in the lower 50s. 51 vallejo. 52 san rafael. 54 in san francisco. you have been warned. don't forget your jacket if you are heading back to work today. so we are staying dry today but yes, rain is our other big weather story. big changes in our weather pattern. wednesday sticking around north of the golden gate by the afternoon. best chance of rain thursday and friday. the weekend looks unsettled but looks like right now our best chance of rain is late saturday night into sunday so yes, frank, i know you are closely watching sunday and all the football so it could be a wet muddy game but we'll see. >> i'm going to be out there for the morning show reporting so sounds like i'll get wet. >> bring your raincoat. right around that time is our best chance right now. >> i would rather get wet than be in fairfield. it's 21 there! >> fairfield and napa the coldest spots right now. >> okay, thank you. >>> italian navy divers blowing holes in the toppled cruise ship. that will help the divers search for the 29 missing passengers an crew. six people confirmed

temperatures in the 50s, 54 san rafael. ou can see santa rosa, warming to 56. 53 in san francisco tomorrow. 55 in san jose. 56 in livermore. we will look to mid to upper 50s for gilroy. 55 watsonville and santa cruz 54 degrees. now big changes. finally we will get some rain in here. the rain is beginning in the north bay on wednesday. we have another system that will bring the entire bay area. the rain could be heavy at times especially on friday. that will be thursday and friday and we will bring in some wind and even some showers expected in through next weekend on saturday and sunday. everyone is concentrating on the big game. the field may be a little damp. >> home field advantage means everything. >> the road to the super bowl goes through candlestick. >> the 49ers and the giants will meet in the nfc title game at the stick. >> and alex smith is one of the biggest reason for the 49ers this season. he talked about alex's journey. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee >>> who would have thought the defending super bowl champions would